Hydraulic fracturing‚ also termed hydrofracturing‚ hydrofracking‚ or simply fracking‚ is hotly debated for its economic and environmental impacts. Fracking is the process by which rock is fractured by a pressurized fluid containing water. chemicals and sand to access natural gas‚ petroleum and brine from great depths of the Earth’s surface. Fracking produces the economic benefit of more accessible hydrocarbons‚ not to mention the 2.5 million fracking related jobs that were recorded in 2012 worldwide
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"Salamander! Call it a Gerrymander." A federalist paper editor is said to have declared this after the signing of the 1812 redistricting law. Governor Elbridge Gerry had found a way to expand his political power by gerrymandering the districts. (Boston Gazzete) Even now‚ gerrymandering remains a threat as the power struggle sways back and forth between leading politicians. Is there a better way to redistrict? The answer is no. Gerrymandering will always involve politics since it in itself is
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It is my feelings that pornography should be censored and no it does not violate the First Amendment. I am not as well versed on the Constitution of the United States as I would like to be‚ but I do know that the First Amendment is intended to allow freedom of religion‚ the right to exercise that religion; freedom of speech‚ individual or the press; freedom to peaceably assemble; and the freedom to petition the Government for any grievances. I also realize that amendments are subject to interpretation
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Should we choose homeschooling as institutional education system to educate children? Homeschooling is an education where the parents are the primary responsibility as the teacher as different as public school (Cambridge Dictionary). Nowadays‚ there are community of homeschooling that the parents who homeschooled their children can join with such as HSLDA (Homeschooling Legal Defense Agency) in United States and Homeschooling and Alternative Education Association (ASAH PENA) in Indonesia to share
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Every day thousands of homeowners think about starting a new Landscaping project. While some of these individuals will get started right away‚ others say they can’t get started because the weather has been bad or they don’t have enough time. Some of them just say they don’t know where to start. Sadly things like this will cause many homeowners to never get the beautiful landscaping they desire. Luckily‚ there are a few tips that any homeowner can follow to make sure they are able to get landscaping
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Most of the time procrastination isn’t always a bad thing. It could be good if you use your time wisely and think of good ideas. But on the other hand‚ it could be bad because‚ if you just sit around and do absolutely nothing. If you manage your time carefully‚ you would get done a lot faster and easier. As said in sentence 8‚ “Dr. Perry generously acknowledges that he has stood on the shoulders of iants‚ in particular Robert Benchley ‚ the Algonquin Round Table Member. In 1930‚ Benchley revealed
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The Constitution is not adequate for today’s times and needs to be updated to the technology and improvements that have happened throughout the years.. Many parts of it only work for the 13 colonies and not for today. The people of the United States do not have equal opportunities in work such as how they are paid and how they get treated in the workplace. The liberties of the population is not secured anymore due to the new government and the way people perceive the authority of those higher in
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A vast amount of students complain about not getting decent grades; that is attributed to many acts; one of the most poignant ones is cramming. By definition‚ cramming is the process where a student review high volume of information in a short period of time. This paper argues the inappropriateness of cramming specifically in regards to surface understanding and the use of time. There are two counter arguments promoting that cramming is an effective method of study. Firstly‚ students say that cramming
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September 11‚ 2001 was the deadliest day for New York. Thousands died because of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City. Two planes crashed into the twin towers while a third crashed into the pentagon and a fourth into a field in Pennsylvania. Something this big could not have been decided that morning‚ it needed to be planned. All the people involved need to know what they were going to do. This meant they had to have some form of communication along the way‚ whether it
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On May 14th‚ 1787 in the state of Philadelphia‚ the United States founding fathers met at the The Federal Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation‚ also known as the US first Constitution. On May 25th‚ after many debates‚ it was decided that the Convention would draft an entirely new frame of government and after several months of work on September 17th‚ 1787 the Constitution of the US was created. An integral section of the Constitution is The U.S. Bill of Rights which contains the first
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